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ApeHardware

@apehardware.bsky.social
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Another monkey making small indie games. I combine surreal horror with odd gameplay mechanics. A thread about my main games on Steam: bsky.app/profile/apehardware.bsky.s… Itch.io: apehardware.itch.io

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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here's a little something to begin #Spooktober: the Nostalgiallo demo has been released! -Hand-drawn nostalgia horror based on Spanish "tebeo" comics -Turn-based battles with a democracy-based combat system -0% generative AI store.steampowered.com/app/5177010/... #halloween #indiegame #indiedev
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As usual, all of my stuff is discounted for the #autumsale: store.steampowered.com/curator/4487... Plenty of weird spooky stuff in there, good for #halloween. (By the way, if everything goes right, there will be a surprise tomorrow...) #steamsale #indiedev #gamedev
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Meiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @handle.invalid · 22/09/2026
I did the programming for Angel Offline, a Ren'py chatsim by Wish Hour Games! I was challenged to code a custom vertical phone message system. The game is really cute and has a pixel art style~ Check it out! wish-hour.itch.io/angel-offline #VNDev
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Angel Offline by Wish Hour
Finally, Someone Answered.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's happening. I'm trying out having the Steam page up before the demo is done. The game will have an updated version of Cognitive Reconquista's combat system, but the rest of the game is a nostalgia-horror point and click based on Spanish "tebeo" comics: store.steampowered.com/app/5127630/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Made a small thing for the #GMTK2026 jam. The theme was "countdown", so I made a turn-based fight in which your stats go down every turn. It's not much, but it has a space knight: apehardware.itch.io/all-paramete...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm really surprised by how much positive feedback this mess got. I've been trying to work on a spiritual successor. The (expanded) battle system and most basic stuff are already functioning, but I'm unsure of what do to with the story. It will probably have to be a different setting.
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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · 25/07/2026
There's also a new Margini videoludici (At videogame margins) column, about an explicitly "anti-generative AI" videogame, @apehardware.bsky.social's Cognitive Reconquista.
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Developez @developeznews.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Kuentame – Un perturbador plataformas #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
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Kuentame – Un perturbador plataformas
Un plataformas de terror con mezcla de bullet hell que apuesta por una puesta en escena grotesca y una narrativa
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This was posted the same day I finished a jam project in which I challenged myself to only use tools that banned AI contributions, including a fork of Godot that game me lots of headaches... Anyways here's the game, it's messy but it has giant robots: apehardware.itch.io/cognitive-re...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A little something for the "Fuck Capitalism Jam 2026". A top-down shooter in which you can't look at the enemies, but bullets bounce off walls. Defeat the brainrot monsters. Destroy the datacenter. Save him. IF SLOP IS GOD, THEN BLASPHEMY IS SALVATION.​ apehardware.itch.io/datacenter-d...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Making something for a game jam. I totally know what I'm doing.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
#IndieGames is trending and I released one yesterday, so... This is Kuentame, it has top-down platforming, multi-stage boss fights, pre-rendered (and human-made) graphics, and lore™. store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/... apehardware.itch.io/0nc3up0n4t1m3 #GameDev #IndieDev #screenshotsaturday
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"Kuentame": a top-down bullet hell platformer. Jump and dodge across pre-rendered surreal landscapes and (try to) uncover a cryptic story about a girl who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected. store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Kuentame has been released! It's been 6 months, but my first attempt at a game with graphics made from pre-rendered Blender 3D models (NO genAI used) is here. Be warned, the change in style does not mean it's less weird than my previous work. store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/... #indiedev
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
#indiedev is trending, so I should mention that my lastest project, Kuentame, releases in just 3 days. It's a top-down bullet hell platformer with surreal, eerie graphics created with pre-rendered 3D models (all human-made, NO genAI). store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/... #gamedev #indiegame
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Literally every tech job lately. The only ones that didn't demand 100+ years of experience were genAI/crypto-related garbage or jobs that have a promising title, but then you click on the offer and it's written in Russian...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Mira que al majadero ese se le ve bien con el pelo ese y la piel naranja, aparte de que tiene bastante superficie en la que acertar...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
La ciencia-ficción no nos preparó para que la distopía cyberpunk diera tanta vergüenza ajena.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Si tuviera un mínimo de habilidades sociales montaba un partido político a favor de poner Linux en todo. Partido Tecnocrítico, por la descolonización informática. Fuera Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok ect. Instancia de Mastodon oficial del Gobierno de España. IAs generativas a la mierda.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
You forgot to say that "other games in the genre ARE OVER".
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Had the same feeling of disappointment during the last Next Fest. I actually haven't touched any major games since that, only small stuff on Itch. Blatant self-promo, but may I interest you on my both free and AI-free game with a subtle satire of the issue? store.steampowered.com/app/3576590
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Sayonara Sigil Sentry on Steam
The most intense game of "connect the dots" you'll ever play. Dodge waves of attacks while marking the points of "magic" runes to defeat 10 massive eldritch monstrosities.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Making weird games is quite possibly my last line of defense against suicidal ideation.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Se mudaron a la bola azul de la foto hace unos años.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So yeah, I set a release date for Kuentame the day before the orange blob of flesh at the White House is rambling about implied nuking. ...I'm fucking tired, but hey, one tester finished the game and liked it. store.steampowered.com/news/app/422...
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Kuentame - Devlog 5 - Level 6 / 6 complete & release date - Steam News
At long last, the final level has been completed. Most of the development was fairly fast as this part of the game is a mashup of all previous mechanics. The final exam, the test of what you have lear...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Habría que mandar a Trompeta y compañía al siguiente viaje a la Luna. Sin nave.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
New devlog. This one has spoiler warnings for both the gameplay and a minor detail about the story, as this level is pretty different to everything that came before it. store.steampowered.com/news/app/422...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I agree with you on the AI cybercancer. It's specially annoying when you're a dev that has used no genAI at all but get completely ignored. store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
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Kuentame on Steam
A bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Perdón por ser pelma, pero os falto la mía: store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/... Plataformas de lluvia de balas surrealista, hecho en España y Galicia, 100% hecho por un homo sapiens.
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Kuentame on Steam
A bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Thanks for the space, I'm having plenty of trouble getting noticed. My game is a surreal bullet hell platformer. No GenAI at all, everything is pre-rendered 3D models, kinda like the original Myst or FNaF. store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Can I promote mine? It's a surreal bullet hell platformer: store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
store.steampowered.com
Kuentame on Steam
A bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Perdón por recurrir a una táctica de marketing tan lamentable, pero tengo una sugerencia: store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thanks for the space, my entry is a demo for a weird pre-rendered bullet hell platformer. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Yes please, promotion ids a bigger pain for me that making the actual game. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A lot of people have already replied, so I'll just let the trailer do the talking: store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
May I add a contribution (yes, I suck at marketing)? store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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Kuentame Demo on Steam
The first level of a bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't mind being alone in a world in which everyone has been connected into one.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Same. It's specially annoying when you're a participant dev and have to scroll through several cybercancer covers to get to your own game. (Blatant self-promo: store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...)
store.steampowered.com
Kuentame on Steam
A bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Perdón por la estrategia de marketing lamentable, pero creo que tengo algo que te puede interesar: store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Sorry for the self-promotion, but... store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Llego tarde pero... ...plataformas surrealista con lluvia de balas chulo. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Everyone has already promoted their games here, so I'll just let the trailer do the explaining: store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Thanks for the opportunity! Kuentame is a bizarre bullet hell platformer with prerendered graphics and cryptic lore about the complete collapse of human communication. The demo contains the first level: store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/...
store.steampowered.com
Kuentame on Steam
A bizarre, top-down, bullet hell platformer about someone who doesn't desire connection, in a world in which everything is connected.
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Thanks for the space. Have my spooky bullet hell platformer: store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/... And since you mentioned no GenAI, you might like this older game of mine that does a very subtle critique of that very subject: store.steampowered.com/app/3576590/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Thanks for the space! My game is a creepy, surreal bullet hell platformer with pre-rendered graphics. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
We really need an option to filter out the cybercancer. It's specially frustrating when you're a game dev who has used zero AI and see your game buried alongside slop. Blatant self-promotion btw: store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Participating game dev, here's my mess: a pre-rendered bullet hell platformer with lots of surreal horror. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/...
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Kuentame's demo is on the #SteamNextFest. A surreal, pre-rendered bullet hell platformer about a girl who doesn't care about communication in a word in which everything is connected. Made 100% by a homo sapiens. store.steampowered.com/app/4225600/... #NextFest #SteamNextFest2026 #NextFest2026
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 09/02/2026
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New devlog, this one is about the weird level. ...yes, the other levels were the normal ones. store.steampowered.com/news/app/422... #indie #indiedev #horrorgame #indiegame #Steam #Itch #Itch.io #Godot #madewithgodot #solodev
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ApeHardware @apehardware.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
MY GAME IN 4 WORDS: >DISTORTED >PRE-RENDERED >FAIRYTALE >AMALGAMATION store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/... #indiedrop #indiegame
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